OpenVPN Support Forum

Hi,

So I have this weird problem, I know we shouldn't talk about geo blocking, but I'm pulling hairs out now -

Using a paid vpn service on both my android/pc I can successfully access a webservice using their VPN app (its PrivateVPN is that makes any difference).

But I have setup an openvpn connection to the same vpn server (same protocol (openvpn/udp/1194)) from an openwrt router, the service doesn't work (clients connect to an SSID which tunnels all traffic) it shows up as proxy/vpn detected. What's strange is both the vpn app and openvpn get the same public IP.

I know it sounds like a DNS leak but I have used every dns/ip leak test there is and not one of them leaks to me to any other country than the expected vpn endpoint.

The openvpn config is pretty basic -
I have tried block-outside-dns which wouldn't connect, and also redirect-gateway autolocal which made no difference.

Any ideas or suggestions?


remote xxx.pvdata.host 1194 udp
nobind
dev tun

# Options
tun-ipv6
remote-cert-tls server
client
comp-lzo
persist-key
persist-tun
verb 3

flamery wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:44 pm

I have setup an openvpn connection to the same vpn server (same protocol (openvpn/udp/1194)) from an openwrt router, the service doesn't work

Which renders everything else moot ..

Sorry let me rephrase.. the openvpn connection works fine on the router, the streaming service doesnt work through it. Its a streaming service that only works from India.

Just trying to find what differences there could possibly be visible to the server side they could be checking for.

flamery wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:34 am

the streaming service doesnt work through it. Its a streaming service that only works from India

Get a server in India.

I have a server in india.. two of them and both have the same issue. hence why I can use it using a VPN application on the phone.